TheFissile materials meeting the requirements of §§at 173.457least andone 173.459of dothe notparagraphs apply to:
(a) Athrough package(f) containingof 15this gramssection orare lessexcepted from the requirements of this subpart for fissile radionuclides.materials, Ifincluding the materialrequirements isof transported§§ in173.457 bulkand 173.459, thebut quantityare limitationsubject applies to theall conveyance.
(b)other Arequirements packageof containingthis homogeneoussubpart, solutionsexcept oras mixtures where:noted.
(1a) TheAn minimumindividual ratiopackage ofcontaining the2 numbergrams
of
or
hydrogen
less
atoms to the number
of
atoms of
fissile
radionuclides (H/X) is 5200;
material.
(
2
b
)
The
An
maximum
individual
concentration
or
of
bulk
fissile
packaging
radionuclides
containing
is
15
5
grams
per
or
liter;
less
and
(3) The maximum mass
of fissile
radionuclides
material
in
provided
the package
is
has
500
at
grams,
least
except
200
that
grams
for
of
a
solid
mixture
nonfissile
in
material
which
for
the
every
total
gram
mass
of
plutonium
fissile
and
material.
uranium-233
Lead,
does
beryllium,
not
graphite,
exceed
and
1%
hydrogenous
of
material
the
enriched
mass
in
of
deuterium
uranium-235,
may
the
be
limit
present
is
in
800
the
grams
package
of
but
uranium-235.
must
If
not
the
be
material
included
is transported
in
bulk,
determining
the
quantity
required
limitations
mass
apply
for
to
solid
the
nonfissile
conveyance
material
.
(c)
A
Low
package
concentrations
containing
of
uranium
solid
enriched
fissile
in
material
uranium-235
commingled
to
with
a
solid
maximum
nonfissile
of
material,
provide that:
(
1
%
)
by
There
mass,
is
and
at
mixed
least
with
2000
a
grams
total
of
plutonium
nonfissile
and
material
uranium-233
for
content
every
gram
of
up
fissile
to
material,
1%
and
(2)
of
There
the
is
mass
no
of
more
uranium-235,
than
if
180
the
grams
of
fissile
radionuclides
material
are
distributed
homogeneously
within
throughout
360
the
kg
package
of
contents,
contiguous
and
nonfissile
do
material.
not
Lead,
form
beryllium,
a
graphite,
lattice
and
arrangement
hydrogenous
within
material
the
enriched
package.
(d)
in
A
deuterium
package
may
containing
be
not
present
more
in
than
the
5
package
grams
but
of
must
fissile
not
radionuclides
be
included
in
any
determining
10
the
liter
required
volume,
mass
provided
of
that
solid
the
nonfissile
material
.
(d)
is
Uranium
contained
enriched
in
packages
uranium-235
that
to
will
a
maintain
maximum
the
of
limitation
1
on
percent
fissile
by
radionuclide
weight,
distribution
and
during
with
normal
total
conditions
plutonium
of
and
transport.
(e)
uranium-233
A
content
package
of
containing
up
one
to
kilogram
1
or
percent
less
of
plutonium
the
mass
of
which
uranium-235,
20%
provided
or
that
less
the
by
mass
may consist
of
plutonium-239
any beryllium
,
plutonium-241
graphite
,
or
and
any
hydrogenous
combination
material
enriched in deuterium constitute less than 5 percent
of
those
the
radionuclides
uranium mass
.
(
f
e
)
A
Liquid
package containing liquid
solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 2
%
percent
by mass, with
a
total plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 0.
1%
002
percent
of the mass of uranium
-235
,
and
with a
minimum
nitrogen
-
to
-
uranium atomic ratio (N/U) of 2.
The material must be contained in at least a DOT Type A package.
[Amdt.
(f)
173-244
Packages containing
,
60
individually,
FR
a
50307,
total
Sept.
plutonium
28,
mass
1995
of not more than 1000 grams
,
as
of
amended
which
not more than 20 percent
by
Amdt.
mass
173
may consist of plutonium
-
248
239
,
61
plutonium-241,
or any combination of these radionuclides.
[69
FR
18933
3692
,
Apr
Jan
.
29
26
,
1996
2004
]
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